Myanmar delegation attends HLTF-ACV’s 18th Meeting

 

The Myanmar delegation led by Dr Wah Wah Maung, Eminent Person (EP) of Myanmar for the High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Community’s Post-2025 Vision and Deputy Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, attended the 18th Meeting of High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Community’s Post-2025 Vision (18th HLTF-ACV) which was held in Singapore from 19 to 23 November 2024, accompanied by officials from the Department of ASEAN Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Drafting sessions of the high-level representatives were also held on the sideline of the 18th Meeting of HLTF-ACV, and the fourth reading with 97.2 per cent completion of the draft ASEAN Political and Security Community (APSC) Strategic Plan was concluded.

The 18th HLTF-ACV Meeting was co-chaired by Eminent Persons (EP) of Lao PDR and Malaysia, as the permanent shepherd Member State, and attended by Eminent Persons, High-Level Representatives and officials from the ASEAN Member States, representatives from Timor-Leste as well as ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General for APSC and officials from the ASEAN Secretariat.

At the Meeting, the HLTF-ACV had an interface with the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, and Singapore Institute of International Affairs. The respective stakeholders have offered comments and recommendations to the ASEAN Community Vision 2045. The Meeting exchanged views and shared their insights on the emerging challenges and way forward on the development of the Strategic Plans.

During the 18th HLTF-ACV Meeting, Deputy Minister Dr Wah Wah Maung commended the progress of works in developing Strategic Plans for ASEAN Vision 2045 and emphasized the importance of advancing regional integration through strengthening efficiency and effectiveness of institutional mechanisms and improving cross-pillar and cross-sector coordination. The deputy minister also highlighted the importance of prioritization and sequencing ASEAN’s work plans. Given the unique nature of ASEAN, she suggested greater efforts for financial independence of the community to better exercise “ASEAN centrality”. She underscored that youth participation remains a priority for the implementation of ASEAN Vision 2045. She concluded by calling for constructive engagement, greater inclusivity and equal representation in ASEAN meetings.

The upcoming 19th HLTF-ACV meeting scheduled in December 2024 will look into further developing the Strategic Plans for their adoption at the 46th ASEAN Summit in May 2025.

MNA

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